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Lew Meehan
James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anonymous henchman". Meehan was born in Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Meehan's daughter, Jean Stratton, was an actress. Selected filmography * ''Crossing Trails'' (1921) * ''By Right of Birth'' (1921) * '' Blazing Arrows'' (1922) * ''The Radio King'' (1922) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1922) * '' Daring Danger'' (1922) * ''Back Fire'' (1922) * ''The Greatest Menace'' (1923) * ''Ridgeway of Montana'' (1924) * ''Thundering Romance'' (1924) * ''Walloping Wallace'' (1924) * ''The Eagle's Claw'' (1924) * '' West of Hot Dog'' (1924) * '' Full Speed'' (1925) * ''The Empty Saddle'' (1925) * ''Red Blood'' (1925) * ''Fighting Luck'' (1925) * '' White Thunder'' (1925) * ''Lord Jim'' (1925) * '' Beyond All Odds'' (1926) * '' The Road Agent'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Roosevelt
Buddy Roosevelt (born Kenneth Stanhope Sanderson; June 25, 1898 – October 6, 1973) was an American film and television actor and stunt performer from Hollywood's early silent film years through the 1950s. Biography Roosevelt was born as Kenneth Stanhope Sanderson in Meeker in Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado. He was an athlete and a cowboy in his youth. He started performing as a stuntman in 1916, his first work being on the film ''Hell's Hinges''. He continued working as a stuntman as well as an actor throughout his long Hollywood career. Roosevelt served in the United States Navy during World War I. Although it has been said that he served aboard the USS ''Norfolk'', and that it was sunk during that war, no record of a USS ''Norfolk'' being in service during World War I has been found. After World War I, Roosevelt returned to Hollywood to perform stunts in films as notable as '' The Sheik'', the 1921 movie classic starring Rudolph Valentino and for which Valen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of Hot Dog
''West of Hot Dog'' is a 1924 American comedy film starring Stan Laurel. Plot Stan's stagecoach is robbed on his way to Hot Dog for the reading of his uncle's will. Every time he raises his hands his pants fall down. The robbers ride off and Stan tries to drive "Little Mustard" home. The stagecoach horses run off and the stagecoach stands still. The next day at the lawyer Jones's office, tenderfoot Stan learns that he inherits everything including a saloon. If he dies, the estate goes to the two outlaws who have thrown him out the second story window twice. Tenderfoot Stan goes to his saloon only to see a poker player shot and the place robbed. Stan jumps on to Bad Mike's horse backward but manages to ride out of town. The horse takes Stan to Bad Mike's house. Mike and his henchmen arrive with the loot. They keep trying to shoot Stan but keep hitting one another. The Sheriff and the posse arrive by car. Stan captures Mike and the Sheriff arrests him.. Now the girl ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Battle (1927 Film)
''Born to Battle'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Bill Cody, Barbara Luddy and Nora Cecil. Cast * Bill Cody as Billy Cowan * Barbara Luddy as Barbara Barstow * Nora Cecil as Ma Cowan * J.P. Lockney as Luke Barstow * Sheldon Lewis as Hank Tolliver * Olin Francis as Zack Cowan * Frank McGlynn Jr. as Sim Cowan * Ralph Yearsley as Jasper Cowan * Lew Meehan as Joe Leary * Sailor Sharkey as Bulldog Bangs * Bob Burns as Sheriff * Alfred Hewston Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interl ... as Tex References External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films Films directed by Alan James Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Desert's Toll
''The Desert's Toll'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Kathleen Key, Francis McDonald, and Tom Santschi.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Desert's Toll'' at silentera.com Plot Frank Darwin (Francis McDonald) needs to convince Muriel (Kathleen Key) he did not kill her Father, as claimed by Jasper (Tom Santschi) and Oneta (Anna May Wong).Cast Preservation A print of ''The Desert's Toll'' is preserved in theGeorge Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection
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The Desperate Game
''The Desperate Game'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and Milburn Morante. It stars Pete Morrison, Lew Meehan, and Bert Lindley. Cast * Pete Morrison as Jim Wesley * Dolores Gardner as Marguerite Grayson * Jim Welch as Mr. Wesley - Jim's Father * Jere Austin as Mel Larrimer * J.P. Lockney as Adam Grayson * Al Richmond as Montana McGraw * Virginia Warwick as Belle Deane * Lew Meehan as Bat Grayson * Milburn Morante as Shinney * Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick ap ... as Luke Grayson * Bert Lindley as Pat Davis References External links * * * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Milburn Morante American black-and-white films Films directed by Joseph Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hair-Trigger Baxter
''Hair-Trigger Baxter'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Bob Custer, Eugenia Gilbert and Lew Meehan. Cast * Bob Custer as Baxter Brant * Eugenia Gilbert as Rose Moss * Lew Meehan as Mont Blake * Murdock MacQuarrie as Joe Craddock * Fanny Midgley as Mrs. Craddock * Jim Corey James Warren Corey (October 19, 1883 – January 10, 1956) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1914 and 1948. He was born in Nebraska and died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memori ... as Jim Dodds * Ernie Adams as Shorty Hillis * Hugh Saxon as Silas Brant References External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jack Nelson Film Booking Offices of America films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Oklahoma (1926 Film)
''The Man from Oklahoma'' is a 1926 American silent western film directed by Forrest Sheldon and Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Perrin, Josephine Hill and Lew Meehan. It was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the predecessor of Monogram Pictures. Synopsis In a New Mexico town, Lynn Durant is robbed and murdered by Sam Stallings. The Man from Oklahoma arrives in town and eventually discovers Stallings is Durant's killer. Cast * Jack Perrin as Man from Oklahoma * Josephine Hill as Rita Lane * Lew Meehan as Sam Stallings * Lafe McKee as Rufus King * Martin Turner as Mose Jackson * Edmund Cobb as Lynn Durant * Starlight the Horse as The Oklahoman's Horse * Jim Corey as Barfly * George Hazel as Tall Henchman * Molly Malone as Rose * Bud Osborne Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Biography Osborne was born Mile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road Agent
''The Road Agent'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Al Hoxie, Ione Reed and Lew Meehan.Pitts p.286 Cast * Al Hoxie as Roger Worth / The Kansas Kid * Ione Reed as Mary Ryan * Lew Meehan as Attorney Frank Craven * Leon De La Mothe as Henchman Hammer Hawkins * Florence Lee (born 1864), Florence Lee as Mrs. Worth - the Mother * Frank Ellis (actor), Frank Ellis as The Sheriff * Ted Adams (actor), Ted Adams as The Doctor * Roy Bucko as Henchman * Tex Phelps as Saloon Brawler * Archie Ricks as Short Henchman References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. * McGowan, John J. ''J.P. McGowan: Biography of a Hollywood Pioneer''. McFarland, 2005. External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by J. P. McGowan Rayart Pictures films Silent American Western (genre) films Revisionist Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond All Odds
''Beyond All Odds'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Eileen Sedgwick. Plot Betty Mason (Eileen Sedgwick) seeks revenge in the murder of her brother, Dan (Theodore Henderson), as well as the kidnapping of her finance. "Girl avenges death of brother and abduction of sweetheart by killing villains instrumental in causing both crimes." -- ''Motion Picture News Booking Guide'', 1926 Cast * Eileen Sedgwick as Betty Mason * Karl Silvera as George Baker * Ray Childs as Casino Joe * Theodore Henderson as Dan Mason * Les Bates as Ritch Walker * Lew Meehan as Cory Forbes * Alfred Hewston Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interl ... as Sheriff * Dutch Maley as Hard Rock Jordan Themes Unlike many classic Westerns, especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Jim (1925 Film)
''Lord Jim'' is a 1925 American silent drama film starring Percy Marmont (in the title role), Noah Beery, and Duke Kahanamoku. The film was directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 novel ''Lord Jim'' by Joseph Conrad. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Jim (Marmont) is a seaman who joins a cowardly captain and his stenchful crew in deserting a boatload of Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca. He is hypnotized into turning his back on his duty, but hypnotism is no alibi in an Admiralty Court and he loses his mate's certificate. The stigma follows him until an understanding merchant sends him to a remote Malay settlement, where he grows in power until he shares authority with the son of the Rajah. The captain and his crew, likewise blacklisted, have turned pirates and are led to the settlement by the former factor at the settlement, whom Jim has kept on through a fellow feeling of pity until he has become impossible. The same pity for the under dog leads hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Thunder (film)
''White Thunder'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, William H. Turner, and Lew Meehan. Plot As described in a film magazine review, shortly after Chick Richards' father, who is the local sheriff, is killed, the youth enters an Eastern college. An ace of spades was on the arm of the murderer of the father. A feud breaks out between cattle ranchers and sheep farmers. A card of the ace of spades is found as a warning to one of the men. Black Morgan's gang is repulsed when the other cowboys are championed by a masked rider clothed in white. Chick returns from college, dressed in white flannel Flannel is a soft woven fabric, of various fineness. Flannel was originally made from carded wool or worsted yarn, but is now often made from either wool, cotton, or synthetic fiber. Flannel is commonly used to make tartan clothing, blankets, b ...s and wearing a cane. His sweetheart Alice and others become disgusted with Chick a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Luck
''Fighting Luck'' is a 1925 American silent western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Reeves, Ione Reed and Lew Meehan.Munden p.242 Cast * Bob Reeves as Tiger Slauson * Ione Reed as Texas Houston * William Ryno as Silver Houston * Lew Meehan as Dude Slade (The Coyote) * Eddie Barry as Cousin Oswald aka Wilkdcat * J.P. McGowan John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directo ... as Gang Leader References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films 1920s American films Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by J. P. McGowan American silent feature films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
